The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 687

"Yeah. The world doesn't work like that."

Henry said, "Exactly. And her response at the time was..." He cleared his throat and did his best to imitate her tone. "I didn't do anything to you. I simply told the truth about what happened. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"

The principal replied, "You may not have done anything wrong, but your actions have had a huge impact on our school. We used to be the top-ranked school in the city. And now, we've dropped to second place!"

She remained unfazed. "If you were so concerned about the school's reputation, why didn't you do anything when I was being bullied? Given your seniority, you should have considered these consequences from the start.

"Yet, you didn't. So, it proves you thought that even if I left, it wouldn't affect your school much. Isn't that right?" The principal remained silent.

She continued, "And honestly, you were right. I don't have that kind of influence. So there's no need for you to come looking for me. If the school is facing problems now, it's because of its own internal decisions. You should be focusing on fixing those instead."

The principal had nothing left to say.

that moment, her

care about

and say

father and scoffed, "Didn't you disown me when you and Mom got divorced? You said, 'From now on, you're no longer my daughter, and I'm no longer your father.' I've always remembered those words, no matter

other daughter deliberately provoked me, I never once asked you to stand up for me Yet, after facing just a little trouble, you expect me to step in and solve it for you? Don't you find that utterly pathetic

Her father was speechless.

the principal threatened, "So you won't budge, no matter what? Fine. Just you wait-we won't let you off

two grown adults seriously planning to

dismissively. "Relax. They never

she

wind of what they had done and used the opportunity to dig up evidence against them. They ended

was silent for a long moment. "Are we sure